CENTCOM area: Infrared sensor tracks an area of contrast for five minutes on 1 June 2020
On 1 June 2020, according to the uploader's title 'NAG UAP 1 Jun 20', an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in the U.S. Central Command area panned and zoomed for about 4 minutes 51 seconds to keep an area of contrast in view; the clip was uploaded to a classified network in June 2024 and released as DOW-UAP-PR059.
Background
AARO assesses that this video, uploader-titled 'NAG UAP 1 Jun 20', is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform operating within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2020; a user uploaded it to a classified network in June 2024 and its chain of custody is not substantiated. The 4:51 clip, digitally altered before upload and presented as received, shows an area of contrast appearing in the field of view (00:02–00:36) with the sensor zooming and panning to keep it in view, continued tracking with a reticle (00:37–03:37), the area leaving the frame at the bottom left (03:38), and the sensor zooming out and in and cycling zoom levels to reacquire and hold it (03:39–04:51). Callsign, platform and location are undisclosed; the DVIDS record gives the date taken as 1 June 2020. AARO states that the description reflects no analytical judgement about the event's nature. The details are taken from the records released by the U.S. Department of War (record code DOW-UAP-PR059) and do not represent an independent determination by From Beyond Space.